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Transportation for America

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July 31, 2017

Stories You May Have Missed

As a valued member, Transportation for America is dedicated to providing you pertinent information. This includes news articles to inform your work. Check out a list of stories you may have missed last week.

  • The Senate Appropriations full committee approved the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development “THUD” bill last week. The bill maintains the TIGER program which President Trump and the House Appropriations Committee proposed to eliminate. (Bloomberg BNA, T4America)
  • Last week, the House Energy and Commerce passed comprehensive legislation related to automated vehicles (AV’s). The legislation creates a federal-state framework for regulation of AV’s, that pre-empts state regulation in certain areas and increases the amount of safety exemptions to 100,000 over three years that manufacturers can obtain in order to test AV’s. (Recode)
  • The House of Representatives has delayed consideration of their FY 18 budget resolution until September (The House is in recess in August. Republicans have still not reached an internal caucus agreement on non-defense spending levels. (The Hill)
  • S. DOT’s “Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on Monday that would allow public transit projects to streamline some steps in the regulatory or permit approval process if they prove that it will attract more private investors.” (The Hill)
  • The Trump Administration’s first proposed effort on privatizing infrastructure, spinning off the air-traffic control system to a non-profit corporation, is struggling to find support in Congress. (The Hill)
  • Our partners on the Federal Highways Administration system performance measures rule, the National Resources Defense Council and U.S. Public Research Interest Group, are suing the Trump Administration over their delay on the greenhouse gas measuring requirement. (NRDC)
  • Biking is becoming mainstream in New York City. (NY Times)

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Federal Highways Administration FTA NRDC performance measures TIGER